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Jen Gupta

@jengupta.bsky.social

Professional Space Nerd. Emo kid at heart. Expect astronomy, physics, science, sci-fi, outreach, public engagement, dogs, parenting, emo, pop-punk & general geekiness. Own views. She/her.

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Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 3w ago

I'm barely on social media anymore but thought I should pop up on here to say that my first book is out today! Your Expert Guide: The Universe for Young Scientists is now available anywhere you buy books, illustrated by the wonderful Ola Szpunar and published by Wayland in collaboration with the IOP

A selfie of me smiling at the camera and holding up a copy of my book
The Cosmic Shambles Network@cosmicshambles.com · 9mo ago

Nine Lessons 2025 is right around the corner! 4 shows of science, music & comedy with the likes of @robinince.bsky.social, @profaliceroberts.bsky.social, Stewart Lee, Julia Shaw, @seismatters.bsky.social, @jengupta.bsky.social and many more! Dec 18, 19 & 20. Tix www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...

Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People • What's On • Kings Place

Returning for three nights of the legendary and unique blend of science, comedy, music and mayhem, plus the now traditional family matinee, expect anything and everything from physics to folk, maths t...

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Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm terrible at being online these days but last year I somehow persuaded STFC (the UK astrophysics research funding council) to give me one of their Leadership Fellowships in Public Engagement and today I had my first project meeting with my team and I'm very excited!

Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

I talked about SaxaVord and UK vertical launches and the possibility of the first launch happening this year on the radio yesterday and then this news comes out today! It feels like there's so much happening in the space sector right now, it's hard to keep up!

UK Space Agency@ukspaceagency.bsky.social · 2y ago

Congratulations to Rocket Factory Augsburg who have received the first licence for vertical orbital launches from Europe from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. 🚀 Another step forward for UK launch capabilities, supporting jobs and growth across the space sector. 🛰️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@rami.spaceaustralia.com · 2y ago

ICYMI … the NRAO is on The Sky! [radio astronomy is slowly taking over the socials and this is the future envisioned dot tumblr]

National Radio Astronomy Observatory - NSF NRAO@thenrao.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi Bluesky! 👋 We are the NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO). #RadioAstronomy Telescopes: 📡 Very Large Array (VLA) 📡 Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) 📡 Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) 📡 Green Bank Telescope (GBT) 📡 Next Generation VLA (ngVLA) 🔗: public.nrao.edu

Photograph of the VLA telescope array. The silhouettes of the dishes can be seen against a colorful sunset sky.
Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

I had a blast talking to Chris Jarvis (of Cbeebies fame!) on BBC Radio Solent this morning about lots of exciting things that are happening in space this year. Putting this photo out there for when they get us to do the next series of Cbeebies Stargazing together 😉

A photo of me in the radio studio with Chris Jarvis the presenter. We are standing next to each other in front of a BBC Radio Solent background and smiling at the camera. Chris is on the left of the photo in a blue t-shirt and black trousers. I'm on the right of the photo wearing a red and black check shirt over a black t-shirt and blue jeans. The radio desk is in the foreground of the photo with a purple BBC Radio Solent microphone hanging down.
Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

Spending a bit of time reading up on highly protected marine areas and I think this is another entry to "things I never thought would form part of my future job when I did a PhD in astrophysics"

Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

Cold nights = clear skies! Driving to get the kids and spotted a gorgeous crescent moon with an incredibly bright Venus nearby, then Jupiter above Orion who's just peeking up over the horizon.

Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

When your kid has a different bedroom setup since last year and you suddenly realise you have nowhere to hang the stocking - it's an Institute of Physics lanyard to the rescue!

A photo taken from the floor looking up at the underneath of a top bunk bunk bed. There's a black Institute of Physics lanyard looped around the railing with a colourful Christmas stocking attached to the other end.
Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

And that's me done with work for 2024! It's been quite the year - a challenging time for the UK higher education sector with redundancies and cost saving measures all over the place, but also a brilliant year personally for me as I grew my team and won grants to do exciting projects...

A selfie of me outside my office building. I'm to the left of the photo wearing a Christmas jumper with a black jacket over it. You can see the building behind me with a sign that says "Dennis Sciama Building" and "Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation".
Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

I love the work that my colleague @trayford.bsky.social is doing with the sonification of astronomical data! Truly groundbreaking stuff. You can read more about it in the blog post he links in his post.

James Trayford@trayford.bsky.social · 2y ago

Check out this article from STFC about our sonification of astronomical data, and beyond! including a new sonification at the end - perceive multi-scale information about galaxy formation in our cosmological simulations... 🧪🔭⚡🐡. medium.com/big-science-...

Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

OK friends, can someone please tell me how to say in an email when I'm free so people actually understand me?? I say I'm free apart from 2-3pm, they send me an invite for 2pm. I say I'm free 9-11am or 12-5pm they ask to meet at 11am. I give up!

Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

Co-presented our internal seminar on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion yesterday & it dredged up a memory of the time I was in the pub during my PhD and our visiting colloquium speaker (a senior academic) became convinced I was Latina and wouldn't let it go as if I didn't know my own heritage 🙃

Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

Spending the morning in a school with a bunch of 9/10 year olds talking about space is one of my all-time favourite things to do. Questions today included "what happened before the Big Bang?" "how can birds fly if gravity is pulling them down?" and "how many stars are there in space?" 🤩

Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's blooming cold out there but at least it means breathtaking views of the night sky! I had my first glimpse of the season of Orion last night when I popped outside before bed, and now Mars is looking lovely and red out of the back door while I make breakfast!

Jen Gupta@jengupta.bsky.social · 2y ago

I moved into my own office at work recently (from a shared one) and have slowly been making it feel like mine. Finally got this poster to stay up today after many attempts (rumour has it these are sound proofing rather than pin boards) - what do we think are the chances it'll still be up on Monday??

A photo of an academic poster stuck up on a grey fabric board on the wall in the office. There are lots of pins stuck around the edge to make it stay up. The poster title is "Working Strategically at a Departmental Level) and there are several boxes on it with text and images.